There are better methods of anchoring cables to a tower, but for most
purposes black electrical tape will work.
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Ethan KC8HES
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I used to be a big fan of that thinking too...until I came across 300 feet
of Rohn 55 which had been up for around 25 years. It had some minor surface
rust in a few places, but otherwise seemed in pretty good shape, until you
started peeling away the black electrical tape. Underneath the tape in about
seven or eight places the rust was bad enough to corrode right through the
leg.
It was a disaster waiting to happen.
In the next few weeks I am putting up 150 of Rohn 55 and use of tape on
tower legs will be kept to a minimum.
YMMV.
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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